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Tochigi Prefecture
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Tochigi Prefecture is a region located in the Kanto area of Japan, situated north of Tokyo. It serves as part of Japan's broader geographical and administrative structure in the central part of the country.
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- Instance of
- prefecture of Japan
- Named after
- Tochigi
- Official name
- 栃木県
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Japan
- Contains
- Nasu district
- Capital
- Utsunomiya
- Population
- 1927754
- Area
- 6408.09
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Head of government
- Tomikazu Fukuda
- Shares border with
- Fukushima Prefecture
- Highest point
- Mount Nikkō-Shirane
- Official website
- www.pref.tochigi.lg.jp
- Image
- Nikko Toshogu Yomeimon Gate 2024.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Zhejiang
- Commons category
- Tochigi prefecture
- topic's main category
- Category:Tochigi Prefecture
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Tochigi prefecture
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Tochigi Prefecture
- Commons gallery
- Tochigi prefecture
- external data available at URL
- tochigiken.jp
- territory overlaps
- Shimotsuke Province
- name in kana
- とちぎけん
- foods traditionally associated
- shimotsukare
- official symbol
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- day in year for periodic occurrence
- June 15
- native label
- 栃木県
- OpenStreetMap zoom level
- 7
- associated electoral district
- Tochigi 5th district
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Encyclopedic overview
Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県, Tochigi-ken) is an inland prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,897,649 (1 June 2023) and has a geographic area of 6,408 km (2,474 sq mi). Tochigi Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the west, Saitama Prefecture to the south, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the southeast.
Utsunomiya is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture, with other major cities including Oyama, Tochigi, and Ashikaga. Tochigi Prefecture is one of only eight inland prefectures and its mountainous northern region is a popular tourist region in Japan. The Nasu area is known for its onsens, local sake, and ski resorts, the villa of the Imperial Family, and the Nasushiobara station of the Shinkansen railway line. The city of Nikkō, with its ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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